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MASTER OF LAWS, LL.M. IN ADVOCACY. The Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program is proud to announce the LL.M. in Advocacy. The Master of Laws, LL.M. in Advocacy (Advocacy LL.M. Program), at American University Washington College of Law (WCL) provides opportunities for law graduates to enhance their legal advocacy skills in and out of the courtroom. The Advocacy LL.M. Program combines a rigorous academic component and a breadth of practical litigation training, including optional credits from writing projects, teaching opportunities, and practical exposure through externships. For more information, please visit the Advocacy LL.M. website. View our ADVOCACY LL.M. BROCHURE
The American University, Washington College of Law's Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program provides experiential learning opportunities for students to gain proficiency in trial litigation skills. Skills are honed in a "controlled simulation clinic" environment using a hands-on teaching style and cutting-edge technology. The Program focuses on learning-by-doing, with practical instruction, demonstrations, feedback, and critique used to direct student learning. For more information about the program please view our brochure.
The Program offers approximately 26 sections of a variety of courses to more than 275 students each year. Each course includes specialized skills training, development of case theory and themes, analysis of strategies, and discussions of professional ethics.
A special feature of the Trial Advocacy Program is a presentation by a professional actor, Paul Morella, on the use of theatre skills and techniques to communicate and persuade more effectively.
In addition to the courses offered by the Trial Advocacy Program, students are encouraged to become involved in organizations such as the Mock Trial Honor Society. The Mock Trial Honor Society is a student led organization that oversees and assists with the coordination and training of WCL's competitive trial teams. Those student teams then compete in both civil and criminal competitions throughout the United States.
Benefactor
The Program is entering a new chapter thanks to the generosity of Stephen S. Weinstein, WCL class of 1965, a distinguished litigator and past participant in the Program. In celebration of his recent gift to WCL, the Trial Advocacy Program has been named the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program. His contribution will enable the Program to create additional scholarship in trial advocacy; enhance the WCL courtroom facilities; and provide opportunities, through conferences and lectures, to explore current issues relating to the theory and practice of trial advocacy.
Faculty
- David E. Aaronson, Director
- Elizabeth I. Boals, Associate Director
- Elizabeth Lippy, Assistant Director
- Kimberley S. Green, Program Coordinator
- Chief Judge DeLawrence Beard
- Chief Judge William M. Cave
- Judge Michael J. Algeo
- Judge Erik P. Christian
- Judge Audrey A. Creighton
- Judge Charles B. Day
- Judge Stephen P. Johnson
- Judge Michael D. Mason
- Judge Irma S. Raker
- Judge Nelson W. Rupp, Jr.
- Judge Emmet Sullivan
- Judge Patrick L. Woodward
- Carlos Acosta, Esq.
- Philip C. Andonian, Esq.
- H. Kenneth Armstrong, Esq.
- Roy L. Austin, Jr., Esq.
- Mark L. Austrian, Esq.
- Michael P. Bruckheim, Esq.
- William P. Butterfield, Esq.
- Melinda Douglas, Esq.
- Bruce A. Fredrickson, Esq.
- Douglas F. Gansler, Esq.
- Mark A. Gilday, Esq.
- Bernard Grimm, Esq.
- Seth Guggenheim, Esq.
- Barry H. Helfand, Esq.
- Max Houck , Esq.
- John F. Karl, Esq.
- James K. Lay, Esq.
- Anthony C. Morella, Prof. Emeritus
- Paul A. Morella, AEA
- Steven M. Pavsner, Esq.
- Karl Pilger, Esq.
- Paul Pepper, Esq.
- Christopher Racich, Esq.
- Addy Schmitt, Esq.
- Peter R. Sherman, Esq.
- Allison Stanton , Esq.
- Paul T. Stein, Esq.
- Katherine Winfree, Esq.
- Jeffrey Wennar, Esq.
- William A. Xanten, III, Det.
Contact Information
David Aaronson, Director
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4201
Elizabeth Boals, Associate Director
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4073
Elizabeth Lippy, Assistant Director
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts, Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4145
Kimberley Green, Program Coordinator
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 530
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4258
